Country area — Area in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Country area — Area was 887 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Country area — Area in Puerto Rico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 887 1000 ha for country area — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area in Puerto Rico peaked at 887 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 887 1000 ha, in 1961.
Puerto Rico ranks 191st of 267 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Country area — Area in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 887 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 887 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,069 1000 ha, 29% of the median. (81 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 887 1000 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,200 1000 ha, 40% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 887 1000 ha | 887 1000 ha | 887 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 887 1000 ha | 887 1000 ha | 887 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 887 1000 ha | 887 1000 ha | 887 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 887 1000 ha | 887 1000 ha | 887 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 887 1000 ha | 887 1000 ha | 887 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 887 1000 ha | 887 1000 ha | 887 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 887 1000 ha | 887 1000 ha | 887 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More environment data for Puerto Rico
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0322 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.4091 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5906 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.16 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 11.58 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.79 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is country area — area in Puerto Rico?
- Country area — area in Puerto Rico was 887 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest country area — area recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 887 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 887 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for country area — area?
- Puerto Rico ranks 191st out of 267 countries with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Country area — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.